Detour



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.弯路; 绕行之路
• ［英］ n.弯路 ( a roundabout way) ; 绕行之路 ( a route used when the direct or regular route is not available)
• ［记］ de+tour ( 旅行, 走) -> 绕着走
• ［例］ They made a detour to avoid the busy center of the town.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: French détour, from Old French destor, from destorner to divert, from des- de- + torner to turn — more at turn
• Date: 1738
• a deviation from a direct course or the usual procedure; especially a roundabout way temporarily replacing part of a route

II. verb

• Date: 1836
• intransitive verb
  • to proceed by a detour <detour around road construction>
• transitive verb
  • 1. to send by a circuitous route <detour traffic around an accident>
  • 2. to avoid by going around ; bypass <detour an accident site>

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